Here are 3 cars you can't have from Paris

R&T was on the ground in France last week at the 2014 Paris Auto Show, where we witnessed the unveiling of Lamborghini's first-ever hybrid supercar (as well as a rash of gelatinous hors d'oeuvres which, in turn, gave one of us a rash). While Sant'Agata plans on bringing its new 987-hp Asterion to the US, plenty of manufacturers are rolling out Euro-only metal—namely two ace hot hatches and an über-estate, each undeniably worthy of our lust, but hopelessly unattainable for stateside enthusiasts. Here are the three juiciest, most bittersweet morsels of forbidden fruit from Paris.

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1. Nissan Pulsar NISMO

The folks at NISMO have finally gotten their hands on a Pulsar, Nissan's overseas-only answer to the mighty VW Golf. Flared wheel arches, an R35-esque front fascia, dual exhaust, matte-over-red-aero paint scheme, and 19-inch wheels with 235-section rubber are all present as expected. This thing looks killer, and NISMO has extracted some 247 hp from the same 1.6-liter found in the Juke—an engine that tops out at just 215 hp stateside. More heartbreaking still, Nissan tells us it's planning a NISMO RS-trimmed model that'll offer up 275 horses. If only … le sigh.

2. Mercedes-AMG C63 Estate

Mercedes has showed up in Paris with an estate-body variant of its new C63 and C63S AMG sedans. Gorgeous? Check. Capacious? Indeed. Rapid? Well, the wagon is a mere 0.1 second slower to 60 mph than its sedan brethren—4.2 seconds for the 469-hp 'base' AMG wagon, or 4.1 ticks in 503-hp 'S' guise. "So, about that five-door…" we started asking our man at Merc. He just shook his head.

3. Honda Civic Type R

This is a Honda Civic Type R. Its 2.0-liter inline-four churns out 276 hp, because it finally has a turbocharger. The lone transmission is a six-speed manual, because three pedals are better than two. Technically, this Type R is a concept and Honda isn't getting into granular tech details yet, but lead engineer Hisayuki Yagi did tell us that, "…when someone drives this new car, they will feel a huge difference in torque steer characteristic versus the current model." Not 'if,' but 'when.' We then asked a company rep if that 'someone' could be an American-market buyer. Their reply was much less optimistic than Yagi-san's.